Absolute best thing is to take them as accompanied baggage. Shipping
through a courier service will be costly and the bikes are probably
(although maybe not?) over-dimension for USPS. Receiving complications in
the UK (customs clearance, local delivery, handling fees) make it an
unattractive option.
I flew from Argentina to Canada with my bike fully built, just sort of
wrapped in plastic. I think I paid US$50.
If you do bring the bikes with you on the plane, try to find a direct
flight and be careful not to mix airlines (for example Delta + KLM),
because each airline has its own rules and prices for bikes and you can, if
unlucky, end up paying for each leg of the journey.
IanA
On Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 11:28:28 AM UTC-6, Pudge wrote:
>
> Hi, all!
>
> My son and I are planning a Lands End to John o' Groats tour next summer.
> Does anyone have any insight into reliable and reasonably affordable
> avenues for shipping two bikes from Philadelphia to the U.K. (specifically,
> Lands End, or maybe Penzance)? Riv content: the bikes will be my Atlantis
> and my Rohloff Bombadil.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Tom (Pudge, to the list)
>
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